sub

English Thesaurus

1. a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	submersible, submersible warship,
definition	:	a warship designed to operate under water (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	attack submarine,
definition	:	a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	auxiliary research submarine,
definition	:	a submarine for research purposes (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	fleet ballistic missile submarine,
definition	:	a submarine carrying ballistic missiles (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	nautilus, nuclear submarine, nuclear-powered submarine,
definition	:	a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	conning tower,
definition	:	a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	escape hatch,
definition	:	hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	periscope,
definition	:	an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	breather, schnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel, snorkel breather,
definition	:	air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	asdic, echo sounder, sonar,
definition	:	a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return (noun.artifact)

2. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States (noun.food)

hypernym	:	sandwich,
definition	:	two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them (noun.food)

3. be a substitute (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	change, exchange, interchange,
definition	:	give to, and receive from, one another (verb.possession)

4. a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	submarine, undersea,
definition	:	beneath the surface of the sea (adj.all)

5. be a substitute (verb.possession)

derivation	:	subbing, substituting,
definition	:	working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence (noun.act)

derivation	:	replacement, substitute,
definition	:	a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	permutation, replacement, substitution, switch, transposition,
definition	:	an event in which one thing is substituted for another (noun.event)

derivation	:	backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute,
definition	:	someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) (noun.person)

derivation	:	reserve, second-stringer, substitute,
definition	:	an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced (noun.person)

6. a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	submarine, undersea,
definition	:	beneath the surface of the sea (adj.all)

7. be a substitute (verb.possession)

derivation	:	subbing, substituting,
definition	:	working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence (noun.act)

derivation	:	replacement, substitute,
definition	:	a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	permutation, replacement, substitution, switch, transposition,
definition	:	an event in which one thing is substituted for another (noun.event)

derivation	:	backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute,
definition	:	someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) (noun.person)

derivation	:	reserve, second-stringer, substitute,
definition	:	an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced (noun.person)

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